Hazards in Alaskan fjords

How earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, and glacial lake outburst floods have played out in Alaskan fjords.
Outburst at Desolation Lake
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Outburst at Desolation Lake

A flood in a glacial lake behind Lituya Glacier surprised an unsuspecting fisherman and reworked a young delta in Alaska.

Published Nov 30, 2020

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Lituya Bay’s Apocalyptic Wave
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Lituya Bay’s Apocalyptic Wave

One of the tallest tsunami waves known to science slammed this Alaskan bay in 1958.

Published Nov 20, 2020

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The Specter of a Mega-Tsunami in Alaska
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The Specter of a Mega-Tsunami in Alaska

Landsat images helped convince researchers that a slumping mountainside overlooking Barry Arm fjord could pose a tsunami hazard.

Published Oct 5, 2020

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